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<div style="text-align: center; border: medium solid #FF0000; float: right; width: 18em; background-color: #FFCCCC;">
<div style="text-align: center; border: medium solid #FF0000; float: {{{float|right}}}; width: {{{width|18em}}}; background-color: #FFCCCC;">
'''ANNOUNCEMENT''' <br />
'''ANNOUNCEMENT''' <br />
{{{message}}}
{{{message}}}
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This is a simple template used to place an announcement on any page. When added to a Wikipedia page, the box will float to the right and any text will wrap around it.
This is a simple template used to place an announcement on any page. When added to a Wikipedia page, the box will float to the right and any text will wrap around it.


The Template contains one field
The Template contains several fields
* The first field is where you place your message. <!--<nowiki><br /></nowiki>  if the name is someone who has a profile you should link to them by placing two square brackets at each end of there name, Example: <nowiki>[[John Smith]]</nowiki>-->
* The first field is where you place your message.
* The second field allows you to change the width. The default is 18em.
* The third field allows you to change where the box floats. The default value is right.


==Use==
==Use==
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  <nowiki>
  <nowiki>
  {{Template:Announcement
  {{Template:Announcement
  |message=
  |message=Simple Message
  }}</nowiki>
  }}</nowiki>
 
{{Template:Announcement
Remember you can use <nowiki>[[ and ]]</nowiki> brackets to link to a page.
|message=Simple Message
}}
Remember you can use <nowiki>[[ and ]]</nowiki> brackets to link to a page or force a new line by using <nowiki><br></nowiki>.


==Example==
==Example==
{{Template:Announcement
<center>{{Template:Announcement
|message=This is just a test. You can see if the text is too long it goes onto a second line.}}
|message=This is just a test. You can see if the text is very very long and it wont all fit onto one line then it goes onto a second line.
  <nowiki>
|width=50em
{{Template:Announcement
|float=none}}</center>
  |message=This is just a test. You can see if the text is too long it goes onto a second line.
  <nowiki><center>{{Template:Announcement
  }}</nowiki></div>
  |message=This is just a test. You can see if the text is very very long and it wont all fit onto one line then it goes onto a second line.
|width=50em
|float=none
  }}</center></nowiki>
</div>
</noinclude>

Latest revision as of 19:14, 2 February 2009


Documentation[edit source]

This is a simple template used to place an announcement on any page. When added to a Wikipedia page, the box will float to the right and any text will wrap around it.

The Template contains several fields

  • The first field is where you place your message.
  • The second field allows you to change the width. The default is 18em.
  • The third field allows you to change where the box floats. The default value is right.

Use[edit source]

Copy and paste the following code into the desired place within the paperclip edit page.

 {{Template:Announcement
 |message=Simple Message
 }}

ANNOUNCEMENT
Simple Message


Remember you can use [[ and ]] brackets to link to a page or force a new line by using <br>.

Example[edit source]

ANNOUNCEMENT
This is just a test. You can see if the text is very very long and it wont all fit onto one line then it goes onto a second line.

<center>{{Template:Announcement
 |message=This is just a test. You can see if the text is very very long and it wont all fit onto one line then it goes onto a second line.
 |width=50em
 |float=none
 }}</center>